Our First Weekend in Town

We began last Friday with our first day of school at our new house.  I decided to start on Friday to ease us back into the routine so they would be ready to go on Monday.  We love our new homeschool space!  I will try to share more of it in another post. 

back to school

That afternoon we met a team from Flat Creek Baptist Church in Fayetteville, GA for a late lunch at McDonald's.  If you have ever been to the McDonald's in Antigua you will know that it is a beautiful place.  The team was arriving in town for the night before flying home the next morning.   They were finishing up a week of ministry.  After lunch we walked with them to the market and visited while they shopped.

That evening we joined them for supper at Restaurante Fonda De La Calle Real.  We had a great meal together and continued our fellowship time.  The team was led by Gary and Joyce Pearson which are two of our favorite people.  We were so thrilled to get to visit with them while they were here.  It has rarely worked out in the past for us to visit because we lived so far away.  Now that we are in Antigua that should happen more often.  One of the things we are going to love about living here is getting to visit with teams and people as they pass through town.  Everyone loves coming to Antigua so that should give us a lot of fellowship opportunities in the future.

On Saturday morning we made a stop by Dunkin Donuts for breakfast.  I am going to love having a donut shop close by especially on holidays when they make the seasonal ones. 

Afterwards we spent a few hours out exploring the town.  That weekend Antigua was having it's annual Festival de las Flores (flower festival).  Flowers were everywhere and it was so beautiful!  Donuts and flowers are two of my favorite things.  What a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

Here are some photos I took-

people watching in the central park

by lunchtime the crowd had started to increase

We spent a lot of time watching the bands perform.  It was the boys favorite part of the day.

 

 

The festival took place Saturday and Sunday.  They had a long schedule of activities planned for both days.  I have already added it to my calendar for next year.  I will be excited to see it again.

On Sunday we attended worship at Iglesia Jesus es el Camino in neighboring Jocotenango.  We chose it because it was close but soon realized that it was right where we needed to be.  While there we learned that the following Sunday they would be hosting the regional pastor's conference.  There are 15 churches in this region and they are expecting around 100 guests to come to next Sunday's service.  It will be a great opportunity for us to meet the other pastors and church leaders and introduce ourselves to them.  Great timing, huh.   

What a fun-filled weekend we had.  I look forward to many more like it in the future.